João Emir
Personal information
Full name João Emir Porto Pereira
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989
Place of birth Pelotas, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tai Po
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2011 Brasil de Pelotas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Brasil de Pelotas 2 (0)
2012 South China 3 (0)
2013–2014 South China 16 (1)
2015–2018 Pegasus 57 (19)
2019 Tai Po 8 (0)
2019–2021 Eastern 17 (2)
2022– Tai Po 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022

João Emir Porto Pereira (born 17 March 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.

Emir primarily plays as a central midfielder, but he also plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

South China

On 29 December 2011, South China announced that Emir, alongside Dhiego Martins and Yeo Jee-Hoon, had joined the club.[1] He made his debut for South China on 4 February 2012 at Mong Kok Stadium, helping help the team secure a 4–2 win over Sun Hei.[2]

On 23 March 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed that Emir was ruled out for the season due to torn ligament.[3]

On 10 July 2012, chairman Steven Lo confirmed the departure of Emir due to contract problem with his previous club.[4]

Return to South China

On 31 May 2013, Emir rejoined Hong Kong First Division side South China.[5][6]

Pegasus

Emir joined Pegasus on 20 August 2015.[7] On 7 July 2017, it was confirmed by Pegasus that he had signed a new contract for the upcoming HKPL season.[8]

Tai Po

On 31 December 2018, it was announced that Pegasus had reached an agreement with Tai Po to swap Emir in exchange for David Lazari. [9]

Eastern

On 17 July 2019, Emir signed for Eastern.[10]

Tai Po

On 8 August 2022, Emir returned to Tai Po.

Career stats

Club

As of 31 December 2018. The following table only shows statistics in Hong Kong.
Club Season Division League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup League Playoff AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South China 2011–12 First Division 30100000000040
2013–14 First Division 1613200002040233
Total 1914200002040273
Pegasus 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League 1541030201100225
2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League 1972000100000227
2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 1661000200000196
2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 72100000000082
Total 571950305011007120
Tai Po 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 00000000000000
Total 00000000000000
Total 762092305031409823

Honours

Club

Eastern
South China
Pegasus
Tai Po

References

  1. ↑ "省港盃首回合2:2". Steven Lo's Blog. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "新援迪亞高建功 南華4：2挫晨曦". Ming Pao. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "利馬提早收咧". Steven's Blog. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "2012–13 組軍消息". Steven's Blog. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "南華覓外援代替李志豪". Oriental Daily. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "利馬重投南華 李志豪勢上京". Wen Wei Po. 1 June 2013. (in Chinese)
  7. ↑ "利馬收身成功 正式投飛馬". Apple Daily. (in Chinese)
  8. ↑ "利馬回港喇！". Facebook. (in Chinese)
  9. ↑ Ngan, Ping. "大埔拉菲爾交換飛馬利馬 堅sir：雙贏局面". Apple Daily. Retrieved 31 December 2018. (in Chinese)
  10. ↑ Yuen, Chi Ho. "李志堅攜大埔班底投東方龍獅　16新兵加盟佔全隊逾半". HK01. Retrieved 17 July 2019. (in Chinese)
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